Medicare for all will help neighbors

Here, in a part of our country where most people struggle with balancing which necessities are most urgent, I see my neighbors sitting at home, suffering and hoping, with ailments for which those who are more well-off would not hesitate to seek professional care.

I also see these same neighbors not taking their prescribed medicines —
when they can get them — because they need the money for property
taxes, to do a patch repair on their car to get around, to replace a
leaking water heater, or to put some heating oil in the tank. Some need
the money to turn the heat above 60 degrees so they don’t have to
resort to staying in bed to keep warm.

This is what I see in my neighborhood, and it is one of the better ones
in this town. I see people trying to cobble a meal from what little
they can scrape together from their church or the local food bank.

Needless to say, these people are not able to get the proper care that
they require for a decent quality of life. The fact is, many of the
citizens of this small town don’t have an understanding of what is
meant by quality of life.

ask our elected representatives to please remember that the great
majority of their fellow citizens can’t even imagine life as they live
it. I ask them to vote for Medicare for all or a similar single-payer
health care system. Simplify our medical care system and make it work
for all of us.

The examples above are what I have seen my neighbors cope with. I can’t
imagine what it is like for those with children or those with
exorbitant mortgage payments. These are not isolated situations.

Please remember these citizens when you pick up your next prescription
from the pharmacy. Please remember these citizens the next time your
doctor talks to you about your blood pressure. Please remember these
citizens when you consider health care issues.